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Super Monkey Ball is a 2001 platform party video game developed by Amusement Vision and published by Sega. The game debuted in Japan at the 2001 Amusement Operators Union trade show as Monkey Ball, an arcade cabinet running on Sega's NAOMI hardware and cont...
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About This Game

Super Monkey Ball

Platform: GameCube

Region: PAL

Release Year: 2001

Publisher: Sega

Franchise: Super Monkey Ball

Genres: Platform, Arcade

Themes: Action, Party

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Perspective: Third person

Age Restriction: G

Ratings: Critic: 45/100 | Player: 69/100

Condition: Pre-Loved. Pre-owned, tested and working. Normal wear consistent with use.

Includes: CIB

Super Monkey Ball is a 2001 platform party video game developed by Amusement Vision and published by Sega. The game debuted in Japan at the 2001 Amusement Operators Union trade show as Monkey Ball, an arcade cabinet running on Sega's NAOMI hardware and controlled with a distinctive banana-shaped analog stick. Due to the failure of Sega's Dreamcast home console and the company's subsequent restructuring, an enhanced port dubbed Super Monkey Ball was released as a launch title for the GameCube in late 2001, garnering interest as Sega's first game published for a Nintendo home console. Conceived by Amusement Vision head Toshihiro Nagoshi, Super Monkey Ball involves guiding a transparent ball containing one of four monkeys—AiAi, MeeMee, Baby, and GonGon—across a series of maze-like platforms. The player must reach the goal without falling off or letting the timer reach zero to advance to the next stage. There are also several multiplayer modes: independent minigames as well as extensions of the main single-player game.

Storyline: This game has a story that is only told in the Japanese version. Here is an excerpt, translated from Japanese: AiAi, MeeMee, and Baby are a good family and live peacefully in Jungle Island. One day, out of the distant islands, GonGon, leader of the Gorillas, brought in a raid to the island. They intend to hog all the bananas for themselves! AiAi escaped from the spot, and got tired and fell asleep. In his dreams, AiAi was told in his dreams there is a paradise called "Banana Island" in the sky from the "Grand Monkey". But in order to go there, you have to go through a couple of traps and gimmicks. But the Grand Monkey taught AiAi a magical spell: "Ei Ei Poo!" That protects him from any danger. AiAi wakes up quickly, and as he says "Ei Ei Poo!", A big ball flies out of the sky He gets insides of it and flies high above the sky. Now, survive several traps and tricks, and aim for it! Banana Island! When the player completes the Master Stages (in which the setting is above Banana Island), if they play as AiAi, MeeMee, or Baby, they will be able to go to Banana Island and enjoy all the bananas it has to offer. However, if you play as GonGon, he will be locked out of the place in which the bananas are kept while the other monkeys enjoy the bananas inside.

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Shipping & Returns

We ship all orders within 1-2 business days from New Zealand. Free shipping on orders over $200 NZD. Returns accepted within 30 days of delivery.

Condition Guide

Pre-Loved: Pre-owned, tested and working. Normal wear consistent with use.

New / Sealed: Brand new, factory sealed in original packaging.

New : Brand new, but not sealed (common in Aus & NZ). DLC's unused.

Refurbished: Professionally restored to working condition.

CIB: Complete In Box — includes game disc, case, and manual.

No Manual: Includes game disc and case only.

Loose: Game disc only, no case or manual.

Ex-Rental: Previously rented out, with visual stickers.

Example of a New / Sealed listing

New / Sealed

Brand new, in original packaging, never opened.

Example of a New listing

New

Brand new, never played, DLC's unused… but seal removed.

Example of a Complete listing

Complete

CIB means Complete In Box, and includes the Box, Game and Manual. May include other DLCs of unknown usage.

Example of a No Manual listing

No Manual

Includes the Box and Game, but the Manual is missing.

Example of a Loose listing

Loose

Just the game itself, will be shipped in a protective sleeve.

Example of a Ex-Rental listing

Ex-Rental

Previously rented out, with visual stickers.

FAQs

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What does CIB mean?

Complete In Box. Generally means an item has it's original case and manual. If items are not CIB, you'll see little badges of Loose or No Manual on them.

Do I need to worry about Regions?

For modern consoles (PS3 / 4 / 5, Xbox One / X, Switch / 2) you don't need to panic as they will play games from any region.

For older consoles, you need to ensure your console matches the game. The majority of our games will be PAL, which is the NZ standard. Look-out for rare titles that are NTSC (US / Canada) or NTSC-J (Japan / Asia) releases.

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Do you accept Returns?

Absolutely, if a game is genuinely faulty then just let us know and we will fix things up for you. We do our upmost to ensure games are sent to you in the best condition possible, and we will resurface disks if they need it. We do need items returned in their original condition.

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